Wonderful debut, Norah! From your opening through the deep breathing, we feel the avalanche of emotions that engulf. You characterize it well. May you experience the flow of creativity in other aspects of your writing that comes from writing flash!

Great debut, Norah. 100 more of these and you’re on your way to a novel. In the meantime, I recommend The Silent Land by Graham Joyce which is exactly about the aftermath of an avalanche http://www.grahamjoyce.co.uk/?page_id=166

Thanks for your encouragement, Anne. I really appreciate it coming from an experienced flash writer. I hadn’t thought about the 100 more flash samples. It’s an interesting thought. Maybe that novel is achievable, one step at a time! I will have to check out The Silent Land. Fortunately for me I have never experienced an avalanche!

Actually, ashamed to say I missed off a zero – you need another 999! But very presumptuous of me to expect that everyone wants to write a novel. And regarding Flash, you’re ahead of me, I’ve never tried anything as short as 100 words. A real achievement.

Another zero! Now that’s another story! I thought everyone did want to write a novel! One day maybe. I’m not sure that I could sustain the characters and plot. I’ve certainly got ideas but nothing concrete. Concentrating on education at the moment. I thought I’d try Charli’s flash challenge. With my limited time at the moment thought I might be able to manage it, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. A bit of fun with something different for a change – a bit like the old school compositions, writing to a set topic, only more fun!